The AWACS Sale: Prospects for U.S. Policy


 

Publication Date: October 1981

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James A. Phillips

Research Area: Military and defense

Keywords: Middle East

Type: Report

Coverage: Saudi Arabia

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to briefly summarize the arguments for and against the proposed sale of the AWACS/F-15 enhancement package to Saudi Arabia, to analyze some of the major issues raised by the sale, and to assess the possible consequences of a congressional rejection or acceptance of the proposed sale.